Weather Records on 20 January 1937

1,041 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 January 1937. Highest significance: Kiandra Chalet, AU.

Key Facts for 20 January 1937

On 20 January 1937, 1,041 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
133 were record highs and 282 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 24 were all-time records, 42 monthly and 975 daily.
Kiandra Chalet set a daily record precipitation of 100.1 mm (3.9 in) on 20 January 1937.
Across 157 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 508 records.

Record Map

1,041 stations

1,041 station records on 20 January 1937 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 January 1937: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kiandra Chalet	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Darlington Point (Tubbo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Laurel Hill (Kundiewa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Pooncarie (Tarcoola)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Snowflake	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Moorhead St Teachers C	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.8 cm (8.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Moorna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Binya Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pooncarie (Moorara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tumut (Wattle Cres)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Fairlight Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Springvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Belton (Shadow Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Adelong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Batlow Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Yellowin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Booligal (Ulonga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bird Island	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wahpeton 3 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cooma Lambie Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hay (Corrong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fergus Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Clarion 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Youhl Plain Tank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Queanbeyan Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Park Rapids Muni AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tarcutta Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Magenta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Queanbeyan (Mount Campbell)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gundagai	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Prickley Range	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pomingalarna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pearl River	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Barellan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Binya (Merribee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Magnolia	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Charlottesville 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Michelago (Soglio)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hillston Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pooncarie Mail Agency	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nimmitabel Wastewater Treatmen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jingellic	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Brungle (Rosemount)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cowabie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Groongal (Gundaline)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Armour	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lewisburg 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Marlinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wentworth (Cuthero)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Grong Grong (Junee St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Whitton (Conapaira St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hay (Miller Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pullman Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Belconnen (Weetangerra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Walbundrie (Crediton Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Rvr Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dale Enterprise	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,041 records

Records set or tied on 20 January 1937 by type: Highest daily maximum 68, Lowest daily maximum 154, Highest daily minimum 65, Lowest daily minimum 128, Heaviest daily rainfall 533, Heaviest daily snowfall 67, Deepest snow cover 26.

Records on 20 January 1937 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	68
Lowest daily maximum	154
Highest daily minimum	65
Lowest daily minimum	128
Heaviest daily rainfall	533
Heaviest daily snowfall	67
Deepest snow cover	26

Records on 20 January 1937 by timescale: all-time 24, monthly 42, daily 975.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

893 broken records

Margins by which the 893 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 470.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 January 1937

Top 20 records on 20 January 1937 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 January 1937	Kiandra Chalet, AU	daily rain	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	36 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1937	Darlington Point (Tubbo), AU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	61 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1937	Laurel Hill (Kundiewa), AU	daily rain	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	37 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1937	Pooncarie (Tarcoola), AU	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1937	Snowflake, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1937	Moorhead St Teachers C, US	daily snowfall	21.8 cm (8.6 in)	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1937	Moorna, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	50 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1937	Binya Post Office, AU	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1937	Pooncarie (Moorara), AU	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	41 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1937	Tumut (Wattle Cres), AU	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	23 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1937	Fairlight Station, AU	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	51 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1937	Springvale, AU	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1937	Belton (Shadow Vale), AU	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	15 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1937	Adelong Post Office, AU	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	15 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1937	Batlow Post Office, AU	daily rain	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	15 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1937	Yellowin, AU	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	62.3 mm (2.5 in)	15 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1937	Booligal (Ulonga), AU	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	13 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1937	Bird Island, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	17 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1937	Wahpeton 3 N, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1937	Cooma Lambie Street, AU	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	15 years	48 of 100 (Notable)

Significance is a score from 0 to 100 combining margin, the age of the old record and the length of the station's record. How it is computed.

The Same Date in Other Years

1795 to 1937

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1937. 1937 had 1,041 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 01-20 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1796	1
1798	1
1804	2
1820	1
1844	1
1850	1
1858	2
1861	1
1862	1
1863	1
1866	2
1867	1
1872	1
1874	4
1875	4
1878	1
1879	1
1880	5
1881	4
1885	1
1890	2
1891	1
1892	3
1893	3
1894	1
1895	2
1896	1
1897	3
1898	6
1899	12
1900	15
1901	11
1902	5
1903	4
1904	14
1905	2
1906	25
1907	26
1908	9
1909	30
1910	11
1911	3
1912	7
1913	44
1914	57
1915	153
1916	34
1917	123
1918	71
1919	28
1920	103
1921	45
1922	86
1923	41
1924	298
1925	181
1926	110
1927	381
1928	383
1929	203
1930	540
1931	90
1932	139
1933	441
1934	118
1935	904
1936	602
1937	1,041
1938	219
1939	238
1940	1,147
1941	214
1942	979
1943	1,002
1944	568
1945	302
1946	487
1947	534
1948	422
1949	429
1950	653
1951	958
1952	386
1953	476
1954	791
1955	278
1956	906
1957	349
1958	494
1959	603
1960	329
1961	641
1962	1,162
1963	921
1964	567
1965	283
1966	634
1967	556
1968	1,096
1969	859
1970	1,301
1971	936
1972	823
1973	450
1974	978
1975	688
1976	848
1977	997
1978	1,669
1979	1,158
1980	423
1981	823
1982	958
1983	847
1984	1,957
1985	2,188
1986	1,327
1987	1,063
1988	1,637
1989	955
1990	1,257
1991	562
1992	493
1993	1,327
1994	2,035
1995	1,136
1996	851
1997	658
1998	576
1999	1,368
2000	1,132
2001	667
2002	666
2003	732
2004	451
2005	1,335
2006	1,395
2007	2,143
2008	1,366
2009	738
2010	986
2011	731
2012	848
2013	432
2014	480
2015	413
2016	726
2017	1,370
2018	634
2019	722
2020	498
2021	375
2022	346
2023	778
2024	841
2025	1,599
2026	193

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Sources: Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 20 January 1937
Margin	Records
0 to 100	878
100 to 200	12
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1